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>> obama: i... i think that what i know is what everybody knows, which is that these people should not have gotten through the gate. >> kroft: were you unhappy with your social secretary? >> obama: i was unhappy with everybody who was involved in the process. and so, it was a screw up. now, i don't think that, from a policy perspective, this was the most important thing or even the fifth or sixth most important thing that happened this week, although it got the most news. >> kroft: were you angry when you found out about it? >> obama: yes. that's why... >> kroft: seriously angry? right. >> obama: yes. that's why it won't happen again. >> cbs money watch update. >> good evening. the senate today passed a massive spending bill that funds most federal agencies. the consulting firm acsenture says it ended its corporate sponsorship of tiger woods. and the princess and the frog was the top movie of the weekend, bringing in $25 million. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. wn . fishing at the shore. wn . i'm breat
>> obama: i... i think that what i know is what everybody knows, which is that these people should not have gotten through the gate. >> kroft: were you unhappy with your social secretary? >> obama: i was unhappy with everybody who was involved in the process. and so, it was a screw up. now, i don't think that, from a policy perspective, this was the most important thing or even the fifth or sixth most important thing that happened this week, although it got the most news....
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michelle obama has long said she is, quote, no political animal. but, she's about to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine democratic fund-raisers in six states. she'll raise money for a handful of candidates facing tight re-election battles on democratic turf. among them, wisconsin senator russ feingold who passed up a chance to campaign with president obama earlier this month and california senator barbara boxer. >> i think she will go out and make a forceful and positive case for what this administration has done. >> reporter: the white house insists mrs. obama is eager to hit the road and democrats are just as eager to have her. polls show she's more popular than her husband. >> michelle obama has, i think, enormous power in energizing the base and reenergizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has scored points with americans through her efforts to curb childhood obes
michelle obama has long said she is, quote, no political animal. but, she's about to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine democratic fund-raisers in six states. she'll raise money for a handful of candidates facing tight re-election battles on democratic turf. among them, wisconsin senator russ feingold who passed up a chance to campaign with...
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president obama. the supreme court upholding his signature legislative achievement while a disappointment to republicans, this was not a complete win for the obama administration. >> the supreme court up held the key feature of president obama's health care over haul, the individual mandate which will require nearly all americans to buy health insurance. chief justice john roberts wrote that congress did have the power to pass that reform because it has the power to tax. >> the supreme court has made it clear what we have known all along, that those trying to block health care reform are standing on the wrong side of history. >> the ruling also let stand the part of the law that allowed children to stay on their parent's insurance policies until they're 26. the court struck down the law's medicaid expansion. the courts ruling has significant implications for the future of health care and for president obama's legacy. the president made passing reform his top priority. when congress approved it in 2010
president obama. the supreme court upholding his signature legislative achievement while a disappointment to republicans, this was not a complete win for the obama administration. >> the supreme court up held the key feature of president obama's health care over haul, the individual mandate which will require nearly all americans to buy health insurance. chief justice john roberts wrote that congress did have the power to pass that reform because it has the power to tax. >> the...
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like newt, my major concern is defeating barack obama. i want to be careful that we conduct an issues of oriented campaign that grows these candidate and doesn't destroy them. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. as you watch all this unfold, are you sorry now that you didn't run this time? >> no, no. (laughing) if mitt romney having changed all those positions isn't conservative enough yet, believe me, i wouldn't have had a chance. i'm realistic enough to know how iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, florida, how they would vote. they would like me on economics. they would like me on national security but they couldn't wouldn't like me on my social views and i'm not about to change them. they are very much with me. >> schieffer: you brought up something very interesting or at least it's been interesting to me. you said i am a moderate republican. are there moderate republicans out there anymore? is there such a thing as what be used to see as the republican establishment? >> i consider myself a conservative because that's what the "new yor
like newt, my major concern is defeating barack obama. i want to be careful that we conduct an issues of oriented campaign that grows these candidate and doesn't destroy them. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. as you watch all this unfold, are you sorry now that you didn't run this time? >> no, no. (laughing) if mitt romney having changed all those positions isn't conservative enough yet, believe me, i wouldn't have had a chance. i'm realistic enough to know how iowa, new...
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having obama at the top is one thing. so we have the support and the spark of racial dialogue and discourse in the bottom and the suppression at the top. the symbolic representation of barack obama's success does not translate well to most african-american people who are subjected to vicious forms of inequality and racial injustice that prevail. a prison system where a disproportionate number of african-americans are in prison. the inability of most people of color to find decent employment. 16.5% african-american people are unemployed. tos are the racialized issues that need to be addressed from the white house and the broader public. >> two things. when obama came in to office, i don't think anybody expected a quote unquote post racial society, but we did have some hopes for leadership on the issue of race. leadership consisting of knowing when to lower the temperature. on race-related conflicts. i think that is extremely important. indeed as well telling kids america is... black kids, america is wide open to whatever a
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obama didn't do that. obama has fought and fought and fought. the senate hasn't passed a budget for three years. that's called gridlock. so rather than do the clinton approach he's doing the obama approach which is gridlock. >> schieffer: mr. reich? >> if i may, i was there in the clinton administration and i saw what happened. in 1995 newt gingrich almost sunk the republican party and much of the country by using a kind of tactic that current republicans are using-- that is threatening to do absolutely nothing, say no to everything or to bring the government to an absolute halt. the republicans here and now, the republicans that the president has had to deal with are much more like gingrich in 1995. they said nothing no to absolutely everything the president has come up with. it's impossible to reach common ground with people who have no common ground and put forward no common ground. >> but, bob, the republicans and democrats passed a lot of legislation in '95 and '96. so if your storyline is correct, something must have been different then be
obama didn't do that. obama has fought and fought and fought. the senate hasn't passed a budget for three years. that's called gridlock. so rather than do the clinton approach he's doing the obama approach which is gridlock. >> schieffer: mr. reich? >> if i may, i was there in the clinton administration and i saw what happened. in 1995 newt gingrich almost sunk the republican party and much of the country by using a kind of tactic that current republicans are using-- that is...
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>> obama: yeah. >> kroft: did he move out of that compound? >> obama: that we don't know yet. but we know that, for five to six years, this compound was there, and our belief is... is that he was there during that time. >> kroft: this was your decision whether to proceed or not, and how to proceed. what was the most difficult part of that decision? >> obama: the most difficult part is always the fact that you're sending guys into harm's way. and there are a lot of things that could go wrong. i mean, there're a lot of moving parts here. so, my biggest concern was, if i'm sending those guys in and murphy's law applies and something happens, can we still get our guys out? so that's point number one. these guys are going in... in, you know, the darkness of night, and they don't know what they're going to find there. they don't know if the building is rigged. they don't know if, you know, there are explosives that are triggered by a particular door opening. so huge risks that these guys are taking. and so
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those expectations were set by barack obama. i don't think the nobel peace prize is going to make much of a difference. >> couric: jeff greenfield, bob schieffer, gentlemen, as always, thank you so much. and one of the international challenge it is president faces is pakistan where the taliban are suspected in yet another deadly attack. a suicide bomber blew up his car in a crowded market today in northwest pakistan. at least 49 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. this latest attack happened as pakistan is preparing to launch a new offensive against the taliban. and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," the h1n1 flu hitting children especially hard. what's being done to protect them? >> couric: the number of h1n1 flu cases is growing. the c.d.c. reported today it's now widespread in ten more states. at the same time, a cbs news poll out tonight finds more than half of american adults are not likely to get the vaccine. but nearly 60% of parents say they will get their children vaccinated and that number could g
those expectations were set by barack obama. i don't think the nobel peace prize is going to make much of a difference. >> couric: jeff greenfield, bob schieffer, gentlemen, as always, thank you so much. and one of the international challenge it is president faces is pakistan where the taliban are suspected in yet another deadly attack. a suicide bomber blew up his car in a crowded market today in northwest pakistan. at least 49 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. this latest...
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. >> behind the scenes in the obama white house, a new book describes the first lady's frustrations, aaron brown has an early read. >> and tucson remembers on the eve of the anniversary of the shooting, ben tracy has the story of a woman who survived and the little girl who didn't. >> held the hand of a nine-year-old and watched the life go out of her eyes. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." good evening, i am anthony mason, with just three days to go before the first primary of this election year in new hampshire, the republican candidates are gearing up for a 1-2 punch of televised debates. round 1 is tonight in manchester, with all eyes on the front runner and the rivals who hope to block his path. >> jan crawford is in manchester tonight, good eastern, jan. >> tonight and tomorrow we have it all here in new hampshire, a front run whore is looking to cement his status, we have the surging challenger trying to grab the lead and a couple of former front runners who are fighting to get back in. it is setting the stage for what is shaping up to be let's say
. >> behind the scenes in the obama white house, a new book describes the first lady's frustrations, aaron brown has an early read. >> and tucson remembers on the eve of the anniversary of the shooting, ben tracy has the story of a woman who survived and the little girl who didn't. >> held the hand of a nine-year-old and watched the life go out of her eyes. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." good evening, i am anthony mason, with...
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obama says the issue is religious freedom but a lot of americans see it differently. tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> reporter: the gop slammed president obama sunday for comments he made about a controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. >> i believe muslims have a right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> reporter: he appeared to clarify later saying while muslims have the right to build a mosque, that doesn't mean they should. >> you can't change your position from day to day on an issue which does go to our constitution. >> reporter: republicans argue the proposed plan is insensitive. according to recent polls, nearly two-thirds of americans
obama says the issue is religious freedom but a lot of americans see it differently. tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the...
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obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the tea party, who got elected in this last election. i mean, this is almost unheard of for some, basically, what was a back bencher in the congress, to announce that she was also going to give a -- a response. and nobody had the nerve to say, no, you can't do that. you know, they just sort of let it go. and i mean, i've been around here a long time, and i think back to, you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speaker sam rayburn when he was in the house, from texas, i mean one can imagine wha
obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the...
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in the end it is going to be a referendum on barack obama. did he fulfill the promises that he made to the american people? did he live uh up to the standards that barack obama set for himself on employment, jobs, the debt, the deficit? the answer to all of those questions is, no it has been a miserable failure and that is going to be what this election is about, and i think that as a referendum on this president and where we are in this country he loses every day of the week and twice on sunday. >> you saw sarah palin's facebook posting where she says this is not gingrich versus romney, it is the republican establishment versus the tea party. is that how you see it? >> i don't -- i don't see it that way, but i do think that she taps into a good point, which is that people are angry. they are angry with washington, they are angry in many ways with both parties, and that we know we have to get serious about our debt and our deficits in this country, and, you know, when paul ryan and the republicans come out with an entitlement reform package t
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this is the obama deficit. obama debt. due to obama spending. and president obama is overspending by $1.5 trillion this year. we can't do that. people know that the spending is what's causing the trouble in this country. >> schieffer: congresswoman, i have to take issue with what you say that they would be able to pay their... the government would be able to pay its financial obligations. experts inside and outside the government say that if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we face the united states having to default on its financial obligations. are you saying these are scare tactics? are you saying that's not true? how can you say that? >> it is scare tactics because, bob, the interest on the debt isn't any more than 10% of what we're taking in. in fact it's less than that. so the treasury secretary can very simply pay the interest on the debt first, and then we're not in default. what it means is is we have to seriously prioritize. now it would be very tough love, but i have been here long enough in washington d.c. that i seen smoke and mirro
this is the obama deficit. obama debt. due to obama spending. and president obama is overspending by $1.5 trillion this year. we can't do that. people know that the spending is what's causing the trouble in this country. >> schieffer: congresswoman, i have to take issue with what you say that they would be able to pay their... the government would be able to pay its financial obligations. experts inside and outside the government say that if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we face the...
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they both agree with barack obama. this is the seminal piece of legislation of barack obama. it's the one issue that our candidate has to take president obama on with, and they won't be able to debate him on this issue because they're on the same side as the president. but also newt romney are on the same side of the president when it comes to cap-and-trade, the $700 billion bailout, illegal immigration, even the payroll tax this week which there isn't one shred of evidence that that has created a single job. when you take a look and people say this is a two-man race, i would agree. but the one man is newt romney and the other man is michele bachmann. the only proven consistent constitutional conservative. i'm the only one that can take the debate to barack obama and win be elected. >> schieffer: i'm going to separate newt romney into two people again just to ask you this next question. you know, suddenly newt gingrich has surged to the top. eugene robinson, the columnist for the "washington post" wrote the other day, this guy is carrying more baggage than luis de want. do yo
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out early for barack obama. so he actually said this during an interview for this book. now that, of course, got his advisors totally off guard. this leaked out late friday night about midnight. he spent all day yesterday, it was confirmed this morning, he made 35 different phone calls mainly to african-americans leaders trying to apologize and get himself out of this mess. >> schieffer: he did apologize to the president. that was accepted. >> that's right. i mean the president said, you know, let's just move on. i've accepted your apology. the question now is though whether or not everybody else is going to move on. obviously we saw congressman hoekstra say this is a democratic problem and a personal problem. that's the best thing that the republicans can do right now. when you have somebody exploding you don't want to become collateral damage yourself. >> schieffer: stepping in front of a firing squad. >> right. what does this mean for harry reid who is on life support in nevada. this could pull the plug on hi
out early for barack obama. so he actually said this during an interview for this book. now that, of course, got his advisors totally off guard. this leaked out late friday night about midnight. he spent all day yesterday, it was confirmed this morning, he made 35 different phone calls mainly to african-americans leaders trying to apologize and get himself out of this mess. >> schieffer: he did apologize to the president. that was accepted. >> that's right. i mean the president...
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obama in a funny kind of way. you talk about what a strong woman she is, about how strong their marriage is. yet the white house is acting... they don't seem to like it at all. are you surprised about their reaction? >> i am! they've done some strange things. they've anonymously accused me about lying about how many white house parties i've attended but they haven't challenged the central ten hes of the reporting. the book is really a narrative of arrival and adjustment, about these two people who were appealing to the nation in part because they were so fresh to political life. they come to washington and the white house and they're like strangers in a strange land. and it was reported in cooperation with the white house. it really tells the story of both their personal and political adjustment and their successes and their failures. >> schieffer: it was kind of interesting. mrs. obama did an interview with gayle king on our cbs "this morning" broadcast last week. she said she had read the book, did not intend to
obama in a funny kind of way. you talk about what a strong woman she is, about how strong their marriage is. yet the white house is acting... they don't seem to like it at all. are you surprised about their reaction? >> i am! they've done some strange things. they've anonymously accused me about lying about how many white house parties i've attended but they haven't challenged the central ten hes of the reporting. the book is really a narrative of arrival and adjustment, about these two...
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obama, president obama. somehow or another, he doesn't seem to be connecting in a way that people feel comfortable with him. >> again, i think that's another myth of the campaign trail. because if you look at mitt romney, it's all about his proven track record and what he's done with his life. he's met budgets when he was the governor. as i said, he started from scratch a business, and was very successful. and i think now that we just-- >> schieffer: but you're talking about poll results and you're saying poll results are myths. i mean, you said just a while ago that the women supported in the last election, that obama didn't carry them. he did by 13 points. >> i'm talking about the 2010 election. remember, a woman lost the gavel as the speaker in 2010. that was nancy pelosi. and it was women who overwhelmingly went republican and threw up on the a woman speaker. i think this time again what women want, bob, is they want competence, and, unfortunately, with all due respect to the president, he's not competen
obama, president obama. somehow or another, he doesn't seem to be connecting in a way that people feel comfortable with him. >> again, i think that's another myth of the campaign trail. because if you look at mitt romney, it's all about his proven track record and what he's done with his life. he's met budgets when he was the governor. as i said, he started from scratch a business, and was very successful. and i think now that we just-- >> schieffer: but you're talking about poll...
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obama's rise to go even further. >> schieffer: there's no question that senator obama appreciated that. and understood what it meant. did he ever say to you or did those around him ever say to you why they thought in the end that senator kennedy decided to endorse obama? this was a major thing. he was taking on a big part of the democratic party when he did. >> it was. with caroline kennedy's endorsement the day before to the "new york times" in the op-ed and senator kennedy the next day but i think this senator kennedy identified in barack obama the same hopefulness he had seen glowing in the face of his brother john and radiating of the heart from his brother robert. i think there was a kind of trilogy, if you will. kennedy himself didn't make it to the presidency. his though he ran. but i think he saw in barack obama the passing of the baton. he saw something new, some ken it i can spirit, some amazing charisma that was able to catalize the ambition of millions of people. when he spotted it he knew the real thing. he knew barack obama was the real deal. so throwing his weight behind
obama's rise to go even further. >> schieffer: there's no question that senator obama appreciated that. and understood what it meant. did he ever say to you or did those around him ever say to you why they thought in the end that senator kennedy decided to endorse obama? this was a major thing. he was taking on a big part of the democratic party when he did. >> it was. with caroline kennedy's endorsement the day before to the "new york times" in the op-ed and senator...
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hasjonn simmons didn't vote for barack obama. he didn't think his economic policies were pro business enough. >> i think we need to inspire business growth, entrepreneurship, opportunity. that's what's going to regenerate a strong economy, not, you know, developing social programs or government programs. >> couric: should he be held accountable in any way for the current situation? >> the moment you take the oath of office, you assume the duties as the president of the united states, and so, you cannot, not be responsible for taking corrective action? >> couric: while the president's approval rateings have dropped overall, support among african americans remains strong, a whopping 90% still approve of the job he's doing and wonder about those who don't. >> there's a certain element of other races that, you know, their house could be on fire, and, you know, they wouldn't want barack obama's administration to come and put it out. >> couric: what about you, ken? do you feel at all pressured to summit the president because he is afri
hasjonn simmons didn't vote for barack obama. he didn't think his economic policies were pro business enough. >> i think we need to inspire business growth, entrepreneurship, opportunity. that's what's going to regenerate a strong economy, not, you know, developing social programs or government programs. >> couric: should he be held accountable in any way for the current situation? >> the moment you take the oath of office, you assume the duties as the president of the united...
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today president obama's top advisors hit the airwaves. the debate on capitol hill is heating up again and on wednesday the president takes his case correct -- case directly to the public. kim -- kimberlie dozier has the latest. >> reporter: after months of speeches, interviews and town hall meetings, this wednesday the president will tell congress and the american people something they haven't heard before. exactly what he wants to see in health-care reform. >> the people will leave that speech knowing where he stands. >> reporter: that may answer whether president obama will insist on the controversy public option, a government provided health insurance alternative. the white house was still avoiding directly answering that question today. >> he believes the public option is a good tool. now it shouldn't define the whole health care debate, however. >> reporter: but after the media read that sound bite as a retreat from the public plan, the white house fired back that it's still their preferred option. it's just not a deal breaker. until
today president obama's top advisors hit the airwaves. the debate on capitol hill is heating up again and on wednesday the president takes his case correct -- case directly to the public. kim -- kimberlie dozier has the latest. >> reporter: after months of speeches, interviews and town hall meetings, this wednesday the president will tell congress and the american people something they haven't heard before. exactly what he wants to see in health-care reform. >> the people will leave...
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president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final decision has been made yet. but, a source close to emanuel tells cbs news that an announcement could come as early as friday. emanuel has reportedly told colleagues he is all but certain to leave to run for the mayor of chicago. earlier this year he told charlie rose that office held a special place in his heart. >> always been an aspiration of mine, even when i was in the house of representatives. >> mayor of chicago? >> yes. the one thing, if you ask me what i miss, i miss the contact with constituents. >> reporter: at the time, the job was filled by longtime incu
president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final...
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but, if the climate is like this in 2012, horrible news for president obama. the flipside, if the climate is significantly improved and the economy come back there is no reason he can't win election. >> speaking of the climate, what do you say about the results or what do they say the strength of the tea party and sarah palin? >> you know, it's a mixed bag because, you know, the tea party to me, when you say the term, what you're really talking about, i think, is the base of the republican party. sort of the energized conservative base that was kind of depressed in the immediate wake of the 2008 election, got energized to sort of fight barack obama. given the republican party plenty of energy. the flip side of that, though, the tea party has nominated candidates, some of whom are sort of unelectable. look at sharron angle in nevada, a direct party of the movement. christine o'donnell in delaware who lost tonight by 17 points is a tea party candidate. someone who never would have been nominated by the republican party if the tea party movement hadn't come along
but, if the climate is like this in 2012, horrible news for president obama. the flipside, if the climate is significantly improved and the economy come back there is no reason he can't win election. >> speaking of the climate, what do you say about the results or what do they say the strength of the tea party and sarah palin? >> you know, it's a mixed bag because, you know, the tea party to me, when you say the term, what you're really talking about, i think, is the base of the...
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the implication is that obama is not up to snuff. you know, skepticism about black intelligence and suspicious about black humanity have gone hand in hand throughout the history of this country in seeding the perception that black people don't quite measure up. thomas jefferson was skeptical about the rational capacity of black people. i'm not equating thomas jefferson and donald trump. we don't have to fear that donald trump is the face of the republican party. maybe another part of the anatomy might be more correct. >> schieffer: (laughing) >> this bigotry, he's part of a bigot october arrest. this bigot-karat out there promoting conspiracy theories, half-hearted truths, factual errors, barack obama is a magna cum laude graduate of the harvard law school. here he is the editor of the law review. unimpeachable intellect kbral credentials and now we have a retroactive bigotry that tries to question his very bona fide status. i think this is shameful and it's sad. unfortunately donald trump has commandeered the bully pulpit if he is i
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that is a fact. >> the governor said that for nearly three years president obama has been downgrading american jobs, downgrading our standing in the world, and downgrading our financial stability. i am sure you disagree with that, but what is factually in accurate about what he said? a. i am incredibly proud ofpress accomplishments. this is a president that took on the health insurance industry and reformed healthcare to make sure that every american could have coverage and insurance companies couldn't drop you or deny you coverage, took on wall street, made sure that banks were not ever again too big to fail, made sure that we ban to get our economy turned around, so i think americans are appreciative of the hard work and effort and accomplishment that president obama has made and certainly those accomplishments are not reflective of any of the governor's inappropriate comments. >> inappropriate, but what about -- >> in accurate. >> and what about the argument that since the pea has taken office that there hasn't been a strong turnaround? for instance you have said repeatedly that we
that is a fact. >> the governor said that for nearly three years president obama has been downgrading american jobs, downgrading our standing in the world, and downgrading our financial stability. i am sure you disagree with that, but what is factually in accurate about what he said? a. i am incredibly proud ofpress accomplishments. this is a president that took on the health insurance industry and reformed healthcare to make sure that every american could have coverage and insurance...
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>> he's in a pickle and with the exception of the group of and americans are obama continues to polls at an extraordinary rate one would only hope there would be some reciprocity and recognition of the numbers and make throwing out some meat, as it were, to african-american people who suffer a 16.5 jobless rate versus the rest of america at 9.7. he's in a tough position he has to recognize he's governing all of america has to give in and make concessions to conserve basis and head toward the middle as he's done after winning a perceived left victory though the left is laughing and guffawing but he got the health care through and now talk about drilling on shores from the tip of delaware down, you know, pass 167 miles. the reality is he's trying to balance it out. he doesn't want to give to the tea party but he sees legitimate points and anger and has to govern according to a vision for which he was called to office which is to say reform health care and student loans and he had a heck of a week when you look at it in real terms. the guy had a great week and suffering polle polls decli
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that's something that obama was able to do four years ago. and the gaffes really overshadowed that for romney. >> incidentally, i'm not sure romney's entire staff was so thrilled with the trip in the first place. i think there was some internal discussion about that and there may be some recrimination. >> that's a good point, though. it got him off message. he had a laser-like focus on the economy so why go to the olympics and these other countries? >> but ultimately with this trip, everybody-- the number one issue in this election is the economy. and voters aren't going to look back on this trip and say, "oh, mitt romney made these gaffes. he didn't do as well as he was expected and this is how he's going to turn the economy around." >> probably not decisive but you do have to pass the commandener chief test. bob, when you look at the numbers historically, it's been a long time since the democrats had the advantage on foreign policy the way obama does on romney now. noose pretty significant. and i think romney has to do more work. >> he had
that's something that obama was able to do four years ago. and the gaffes really overshadowed that for romney. >> incidentally, i'm not sure romney's entire staff was so thrilled with the trip in the first place. i think there was some internal discussion about that and there may be some recrimination. >> that's a good point, though. it got him off message. he had a laser-like focus on the economy so why go to the olympics and these other countries? >> but ultimately with this...
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obama holds a primetime news conference. susan roberts is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. president obama promised health care reform during the campaign. now he's trying to do what he said he would do. he'll make his pitch in a primetime news conference tonight. tonight, president obama will try to asure the public and convince congress that health care reform won't break the bank. >> i want to put the pressure on. ultimately, the test is, is this a bill i think will be better for the american people than not? if it's not, we'll keep at it. >> reporter: the plan will cost an estimated $1 trillion. but the president insists it won't add to the deficit. the goal is to hold down soaring health care costs while expanding coverage to most of the 46 million uninsured. >> mr. president, it's time to scrap this bill. >> reporter: republicans aren't burjing. they argue the august deadline is a case of doing too much too soon. the gop isn't the only group putting up a fight over the proposal. president obama is
obama holds a primetime news conference. susan roberts is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. president obama promised health care reform during the campaign. now he's trying to do what he said he would do. he'll make his pitch in a primetime news conference tonight. tonight, president obama will try to asure the public and convince congress that health care reform won't break the bank. >> i want to put the pressure on. ultimately, the test is, is this a bill i...
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president obama travels to cincinnati to talk about the economy. mitt romney will be in mississippi and louisiana. tara mergener is in washington. we covered the country. >>> happy monday, terrell. mitt romney now says president obama will do anything to get re-elected and that he's still owed an apology. but the president says the attacks are justified. >> president barack obama is back on the campaign trail today to talk about jobs and the economy. a topic mitt romney consistently criticizes the president about. but on thursday, president obama told cbs sunday morning he doesn't mind the attacks. >> you don't hear me complaining about him making that argument. if i was in his shoes, i'd be making the same argument. >> it's been romney on the defensive lately. he says he gave up managing bain capital in 1999 to run the salt lake city olympics. but bain filed documents showing romney is the chairman, ceo and sole owner of the company until 2002. >> it is standard, though, to, while you're on leave, to sign those documents for the s.e.c. he was stil
president obama travels to cincinnati to talk about the economy. mitt romney will be in mississippi and louisiana. tara mergener is in washington. we covered the country. >>> happy monday, terrell. mitt romney now says president obama will do anything to get re-elected and that he's still owed an apology. but the president says the attacks are justified. >> president barack obama is back on the campaign trail today to talk about jobs and the economy. a topic mitt romney...
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president obama is in oslo, norway today to accept the nobel peace prize. the president is expected to use his speech to discuss the nature of the war, the role of american leadership, and his pursuit of peace. >>> and that monster storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the midwest is leaving behind bitterly cold temperatures and howling winds. at least 17 deaths are attributed to the rough weather. >>> there's still a lot of work to be done at the climate conference in copenhagen. as negotiators try to reach an international agreement on cutting greenhouse gases. meantime, a scandal dubbed climategate could derate talks. wyatt andrews reports. >> reporter: to anyone skeptical about the science of global warming -- >> climategate. >> reporter: climategate is the biggest scandal ever. >> they're just cooking the books. >> reporter: climategate is the term being used for a handful of e-mails stolen last month from the influential cru, the climatic research unit in england. by far the most embarrassing e-mail is from 1999 in which cru's dire
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but it is fair to say when president obama said muslims have a right to build a mosque near ground zero where the twin towers fell, it pleased many on the liberal left and it is also fair to say that it just delighted many on the republican right because they feel it is an issue they can use against him, not only in the coming elections but all the way into 2012. so i want to start there and i'm going to poll the delegation this morning. governor rendell, did the president say the right thing and was it good politics? >> well, i don't know if it's good or bad politics but i can't imagine that any american given the challenges facing this country going to vote based on what he said about the mosque. the mosque is an unfortunate situation, but we do have a right to practice our religion freely wherever we choose. rights are not subject to the popular vote. >> ed gillespie? >> i thought it was a revealing comment by the president. he said that the 70% of americans who are opposed to this controversial imam building this mosque at ground zero are denying the freedom of muslims in this count
but it is fair to say when president obama said muslims have a right to build a mosque near ground zero where the twin towers fell, it pleased many on the liberal left and it is also fair to say that it just delighted many on the republican right because they feel it is an issue they can use against him, not only in the coming elections but all the way into 2012. so i want to start there and i'm going to poll the delegation this morning. governor rendell, did the president say the right thing...
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do you trust barack obama? >> i trust barack obama, the president of the united states, to carry out with me the policies that have joined israel and the united states and what barack obama has called the unbreakable bond. we have common goals, common interests, and we now have a job to do to get on with our common goal of achieving peace and security. i trust we'll be able to do that together. >> couric: while you want to accentuate the positive clearly-- that's part of your mission here in the united states-- surely there have been disappointments with the obama administration. can you just be candid with me and tell me how the administration has disappointed you? >> you know, you remind me of the israeli press. they say "how come you had a good meeting with president obama?" well, because i did. we actually see eye to eye on some central issues: the quest for peace, the danger of iran, the need to bolster security for israel and the region. that's the truth. we do see it. have we had differences? of course w
do you trust barack obama? >> i trust barack obama, the president of the united states, to carry out with me the policies that have joined israel and the united states and what barack obama has called the unbreakable bond. we have common goals, common interests, and we now have a job to do to get on with our common goal of achieving peace and security. i trust we'll be able to do that together. >> couric: while you want to accentuate the positive clearly-- that's part of your...
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obama took office. and the administration is still answering questions about the attempt to blow up northwest flight 253 on christmas. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is in washington and, lara, the senate put intelligence officials in the hot seat today. >> reporter: that's right, katie. there was some tense moments when the administration's top intelligence officials all admitted failure in the attempted bombing on christmas day. >> i think everybody knows... >> reporter: the most heated exchange when senator john mccain took on the man in charge director of national intelligence admiral dennis blair. >> it's been my experience, admiral, that when the captain of the ship does something wrong the captain is relieved immediately. >> the captain is sometimes relieved and sometime he is didn't. >> i'll be glad to go over naval history with you. my question is has anybody been held accountable? >> i don't feel good about it and i'm fixing it. >> i wasn't asking it whether you're fixing it or
obama took office. and the administration is still answering questions about the attempt to blow up northwest flight 253 on christmas. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is in washington and, lara, the senate put intelligence officials in the hot seat today. >> reporter: that's right, katie. there was some tense moments when the administration's top intelligence officials all admitted failure in the attempted bombing on christmas day. >> i think everybody knows......
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president obama to declare an official end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. >>> and taking aim. powerful hurricane earl makes a run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 31st, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning two u.s. residents are being held in the netherlands for what u.s. officials say may have been a test run for a terrorist plot. the men were picked up at the request of u.s. officials, but neither man has been charged. terrell brown has the latest. >> reporter: this was triggered by suspicious items found in their luggage, but it's still unclear if it was a misunderstanding or a dry run for a terrorist attack. these are the men in question, al soofi and al murisi. both natives of yemen, both picked up in amsterdam monday after a flight from chicago. security officials found these items in al soofi's luggage. watches, cell phones taped together and watches taped to a bottle of pepto-bismol. they also found $7,00
president obama to declare an official end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. >>> and taking aim. powerful hurricane earl makes a run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 31st, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning two u.s. residents are being held in the netherlands for what u.s. officials say may...
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i'm betty nguyen. >>> tonight president obama lays out his plan to with draw u.s. troops from afghanistan in a prime time address to the nation. currently there are about 100,000 service members in afghanistan. that's about three times from when he took office. he will announce a phased withdrawal, it is expected. joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. >> good morning to you, betty. after weighing this decision for the last several weeks the white house says president obama settled on a troop withdrawal number yesterday and tonight he'll reveal those plans to a war-weary nation. thousands of troops fighting in afghanistan will start coming home as early as next month. in a national address tonight, president obama's expected to announce the withdrawal of 5,000 troops in the coming months and another 5,000 by the winter or spring. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the surge last year, bringing some home this summer was always part of the plan. >> the president identified in december of 2009 that forces would begin to dr
i'm betty nguyen. >>> tonight president obama lays out his plan to with draw u.s. troops from afghanistan in a prime time address to the nation. currently there are about 100,000 service members in afghanistan. that's about three times from when he took office. he will announce a phased withdrawal, it is expected. joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. >> good morning to you, betty. after weighing this decision for the last several weeks the white house says...
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>> obama: well, here... here's a conversation i had with one of my advisors early on in this process. he said, "i've been in this town a long time. i think this is the year we're gonna get health care done. but i guarantee you this will be pronounced dead at least four or five times before we finally get a bill passed." >> kroft: you're not getting much support from the republicans and... and you've got some problems with people in your own party. do you have enough votes to get a health care bill passed right now? >> obama: i believe that we will have enough votes to pass not just any health care bill, but a good health care bill that helps the american people, reduces costs, actually over the long- term controls our deficit. i'm confident that we've got that. now, you're right. so far we haven't gotten much cooperation from republicans. and i think there're some who see this as a replay of 1993-'94. you know, young president comes in, proposes health care. it crashes and burns and then the republicans use
>> obama: well, here... here's a conversation i had with one of my advisors early on in this process. he said, "i've been in this town a long time. i think this is the year we're gonna get health care done. but i guarantee you this will be pronounced dead at least four or five times before we finally get a bill passed." >> kroft: you're not getting much support from the republicans and... and you've got some problems with people in your own party. do you have enough votes...
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obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives. now candidates are going to start to get more positive. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. one more note from our poll. you remember that controversy last week when president obama said the health insurance companies of faith-based institutions must provide employees with free birth control? well, in our poll, 61% overall told us they approve of that policy. the number was exactly the same for catholic respondents. another issue this election year is the tax that's taken out of your paycheck to pay for social security. congress cut that tax last year from 6.2% to 4.2%, to give the economy a boost. the cut expires at the end of this month but tonight nancy cordes at the capitol tells us congressional negotiators are close t
obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives. now candidates are going to start to get more positive. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. one more note from our poll. you remember that controversy last week when president obama said the...
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candidate obama blamed george bush just as republicans are now blaming president obama. which is why i found a story in yesterday's "new york times" so interesting. russia is a different place. but the story reminded us just how different. to get elected russia's newly installed president putin made a lot of expensive campaign promises, big raises and fatter pensions for doctors, lawyers and the military. even bonuses for having more children. we know about campaign promises. but here's what's different. russia gets half its revenue from taxes on oil and gas. what putin didn't tell the people is that the to pay for all his promises he has to drive the price of oil up to $150 a barrel. that's $30 more than the current price, which made me wonder. if energy prices go down in russia, will the next russian candidate blame president putin? now there is a bumper sticker for you. back in a minute. ud. a small lab in berlin is using supercomputing to fight cancer. an industrial city in china is becoming a high-tech hub in under four years. britain's building a smart grid to help
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i believe the obama campaign feels the same way. but it's simply another way of communicating with voters. >> schieffer: well, stephanie, do you think it's a little silly? >> well, bob, you know, i agree with eric that it is another mode of communication that we have now that we didn't have four years ago. i mean, in four 82-- eight years ago we didn't have facebook. so this is a continual building of new communication tools as we move through presidential elections. you know, it's not a replacement for a candidate laying out his agenda or his vision of where he wants to take the country. absolutely not. it is a simple mode of communication. the big users of it, in addition to the campaignes, are actually the media. that's where i see where the news is breaking and where trends are going. so i think it's effective tool but it's not a replacement for laying out larger debate that we're having in this country especially-- >> schieffer: but what about the criticism i hear from people on both sides that, you know, that mitt romney won't
i believe the obama campaign feels the same way. but it's simply another way of communicating with voters. >> schieffer: well, stephanie, do you think it's a little silly? >> well, bob, you know, i agree with eric that it is another mode of communication that we have now that we didn't have four years ago. i mean, in four 82-- eight years ago we didn't have facebook. so this is a continual building of new communication tools as we move through presidential elections. you know, it's...
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obama seems popular. our best bet is to stand on the sidelines because we think the economy's going to get worse, and, at some point, just blame him." and so, we haven't gotten the kind of engagement from them that i would have liked. >> kroft: isn't it your job as president to find solutions to these problems, to get results, to figure out a way to get it done? >> obama: it... it... it is... it is my job to put forward a vision of the country that benefits the vast majority of americans. it is my job to make sure that my party is behind those initiatives, even if sometimes it's breaking some china and going against some of the dogmas of our party in the past. we've done that on things like education reform. and it's my job to rally the american people around that vision. >> kroft: you say that you've rallied the country, but how? these poll numbers show otherwise. >> obama: steve, here's the thing: as long as the unemployment rate is too high and people are feeling under the gun, day in, day out, because
obama seems popular. our best bet is to stand on the sidelines because we think the economy's going to get worse, and, at some point, just blame him." and so, we haven't gotten the kind of engagement from them that i would have liked. >> kroft: isn't it your job as president to find solutions to these problems, to get results, to figure out a way to get it done? >> obama: it... it... it is... it is my job to put forward a vision of the country that benefits the vast majority of...
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obama and used his phone to show the gun he would use. the officer worked as a motorcycle escort for the white house. he's been placed on administrative duty. >>> callus and shocking. that's how investigators describe the behavior of penn state officials in their handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. on thursday, they released a report detailing how top leaders at the school concealed child sex abuse allegations against the former assistant football coach in order to protect the image of the school and its revered football team. the report was the culmination of an eight-month investigation spearheaded by former fbi director louis freeh and it was scathing. >> our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at penn state. >> the report charged that late football coach joe paterno, former president graham spanier, retired senior vice president, gary schultz and ex-athletic director, tim curley repeatedly concealed critical facts related to th
obama and used his phone to show the gun he would use. the officer worked as a motorcycle escort for the white house. he's been placed on administrative duty. >>> callus and shocking. that's how investigators describe the behavior of penn state officials in their handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. on thursday, they released a report detailing how top leaders at the school concealed child sex abuse allegations against the former assistant football coach in order to protect the...
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and end the policies of the obama administration. so i think that is why people are looking at this so hard and want to make sure we have the very, very best candidate. but i think like jimmy carter or bill clinton, democratic nominees and democratic presidents who the summer before the election year, nobody thought was a very good candidate. i think our candidate will be very similar to that. >> i think there's a reason why haley barbour hasn't endorsed any of those that are running for president in his party yet. that's because, bob, they're not really... you've seen the spectacle. you talked about it yourself. the crowds booing. the serviceman that spoke, the crowds applauding at the notion of letting someone die in a hospital. these candidates aren't running for the nomination of the republican party. they're running for the nomination of the tea party. they're not putting forward new ideas to create jobs. that would qualify them to be president. they are pandering to the tea party to be the mad hatter. this is not the sort of fi
and end the policies of the obama administration. so i think that is why people are looking at this so hard and want to make sure we have the very, very best candidate. but i think like jimmy carter or bill clinton, democratic nominees and democratic presidents who the summer before the election year, nobody thought was a very good candidate. i think our candidate will be very similar to that. >> i think there's a reason why haley barbour hasn't endorsed any of those that are running for...
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president obama goes to ri wall street a year after the financial collapse that brought the economy to no the brink. >>> ring no carrier and, oh, no, he didn't. kanye west ring no carrier ruins the m it tv no car awards for taylor swift. >> i'm really happy for you, i'll let you finish, but no carrier beyonce had one of the no car best videos > ring no carrier of all-time. no carrier >> this is the ring "cbs morning news" for monday, september 14th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier no carrier >>> good morning and > ring no carrier thanks for joining us, i'm michelle gielan. the search for no car a missing yale graduate student is now a ring homicide investigation. on the day annie le was supposed to get ring married, a body no carri believed to be herself was discovered on ri the yale no carrier ring campus. susan raff of our hartford station has > ring no carrier details. >> ring state no carrier police western ring district, major crime squad, located the no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier remains of a human within a wa
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how would that team fair against barack obama? >> there are a lot of different potential matchups, but a matchup like that would be among the most extreme when it comes to the policies that matter to americans that we've ever seen. >> how so? >> when it comes to immigration. you have mitt romney who said that i mean, that's just shockingly -- you have marco rubio who has not stood up for the middle class, not stood up to fight to create jobs and oppose the payroll tax cut and other tax breaks for small businesses and working families. that combination, or really any combination of anyone in the republican field would be a dramatic contrast to president obama and the direction he has taken in this country. >> good to see you. thank you for joining us here in iowa. >>> now, we're going to turn to debbye turner bell in new york for our last look at today's morning headlines. >> good morning, norah. iran is saying that it is in charge of security in the persian gulf, no other nation. it is the latest tough talk from iran as it wraps u
how would that team fair against barack obama? >> there are a lot of different potential matchups, but a matchup like that would be among the most extreme when it comes to the policies that matter to americans that we've ever seen. >> how so? >> when it comes to immigration. you have mitt romney who said that i mean, that's just shockingly -- you have marco rubio who has not stood up for the middle class, not stood up to fight to create jobs and oppose the payroll tax cut and...
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president obama may be in for a tense meeting at the white house today. mr. obama sits down with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, just one day after siding with the palestinians' demands for drawing new state borders. netanyahu left for washington after saying mr. obama's peace proposal would leave israel indefensible. joel brown has more from washington. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. before he even boarded the plane to washington, israel's prime minister made it clear to his parliament he wasn't happy with president obama's major policy speech on thursday. today the two men get a chance to hash out their differences face-to-face. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on his way to the white house to make his case against president obama's new plan for a palestinian state. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 line. >> reporter: in a major policy speech thursday, the president called on israel to surrender land it won in the 1967 war to the palestinians. the statement sent shockwave
president obama may be in for a tense meeting at the white house today. mr. obama sits down with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, just one day after siding with the palestinians' demands for drawing new state borders. netanyahu left for washington after saying mr. obama's peace proposal would leave israel indefensible. joel brown has more from washington. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. before he even boarded the plane to washington, israel's prime minister...
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this obama supporter says he has little choice but to tip business as usual. here's the difference, though president obama as candidate implied things would be different. >> when it comes to if you said raising, i never heard barack obama say i believe in unilateral disarmament, so long as the republicans are raising money, we have to raise money. we won the white house, we ought to take advantage of that. >> reporter: some donors are long time friends, his buddies eric whitaker and martinez bit watching the super bowl. and these men were invited to this white house banquet. for others there's no long standing friendship that binds them, just the money they've fwlout as giant fund-raisers called bund letters. that's robert wolf of ubs goffing with the president. he raised at least $500,000. the white house says there's no correlation between donations and white house access. but documents from the dnc, the fund-raising arm of the democratic party, spell out exactly what the deepest pockets can buy. these who raise $300,000 before the 2010 midterm elections get
this obama supporter says he has little choice but to tip business as usual. here's the difference, though president obama as candidate implied things would be different. >> when it comes to if you said raising, i never heard barack obama say i believe in unilateral disarmament, so long as the republicans are raising money, we have to raise money. we won the white house, we ought to take advantage of that. >> reporter: some donors are long time friends, his buddies eric whitaker and...
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with control of congress at stake, president obama hit the campaign trail today. chip reid is in wisconsin tonight and, chip, young people were critical to the president's victory in 2008. can he get them to vote in november? >> reporter: well, katie, he's certainly giving it the old college try. but it's not going to be easy because many of those students behind me simply not focused on election day. the president is planning a campus blitz for the final weeks of the campaign hoping to recreate some of the energy and excitement of 2008 when adoring throngs of college students helped propel him to victory. but talk to college students today and they'll tell you this time something is missing how is it different now compared to two years ago? >> less excitement. >> reporter: the reasons are many. >> he had a lot of empty promises. >> reporter: but political science professor john coleman says the main reason is simply that president obama-- still popular among young voters-- is not on the ballot. >> students don't have the connection with those candidates that they
with control of congress at stake, president obama hit the campaign trail today. chip reid is in wisconsin tonight and, chip, young people were critical to the president's victory in 2008. can he get them to vote in november? >> reporter: well, katie, he's certainly giving it the old college try. but it's not going to be easy because many of those students behind me simply not focused on election day. the president is planning a campus blitz for the final weeks of the campaign hoping to...
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president obama flies to the kennedy space center tomorrow to tell us his new plan. national correspondent jeff glor in reports a lot of nasa veterans are not happy about it. >> reporter: the obama administration's vision for nasa has suched off such a heated debate because of what they have planned for the agency. >> and liftoff of "discovery." >> this is a watershed moment for nasa. it's an abrupt departure, a dramatic departure from the way they've done things in the past. >> reporter: gone is the bush administration plan to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020, a $110 billion project called constellation that the government has already sunk $9 billion into. >> liftoff! >> reporter: gone, too, is the sput which will the bush administration had ordered into retirement by the end of this year. >> "atlantis" on its way. >> reporter: for the next five years at least, nasa will be out of the business of launching astronauts into space. >> u.s. astronauts are going to be forced to hitch a ride on russian soyuz rockets to and from the international space station at m
president obama flies to the kennedy space center tomorrow to tell us his new plan. national correspondent jeff glor in reports a lot of nasa veterans are not happy about it. >> reporter: the obama administration's vision for nasa has suched off such a heated debate because of what they have planned for the agency. >> and liftoff of "discovery." >> this is a watershed moment for nasa. it's an abrupt departure, a dramatic departure from the way they've done things in...
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that's the obama administration's position. but, bob, i think, you know, when you think about what we're going to do, where these, you know, 198 or so people are going to go, all accounts now are pointing to thompson, illinois. but the democrats in congress, you know, they haven't been too keen on giving obama $150 million could bring those people here. >> schieffer: it's one of the questions that really went unanswered during the presidential campaign. because both of the candidates, barack obama and john mccain, said we need to close guantanamo. because they both said that, we all forgot to ask the next question: how? and that is what they're dealing with now. >> let's face it. closing guantanamo is going to be nothing more than a change of address for the detainees because they still have the procedure of indefinite detention. for people you can't take to court because the evidence won't stand up in court for any number of reasons. but you consider too dangerous to release. that was one of the greatest criticisms of the bush
that's the obama administration's position. but, bob, i think, you know, when you think about what we're going to do, where these, you know, 198 or so people are going to go, all accounts now are pointing to thompson, illinois. but the democrats in congress, you know, they haven't been too keen on giving obama $150 million could bring those people here. >> schieffer: it's one of the questions that really went unanswered during the presidential campaign. because both of the candidates,...
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there is an obama doctrine. i tried in the book to sort of hash out what it is, and i think the doctrine is very much along the lines that dan hinted at, which is the country's tired of these big wars of occupation, of sending 100,000 troops into a country, staying around for four or five years at a cost of a trillion dollars or more. and yet, we still have these threats. and so the way he has operated has been to try to choose a high-tech area where the united states has advantage, but he's also recognized that these involve significant big moral and legal decisions, and there's some legal basis that they've laid out now for the drone wars. there's very little legal basis they've described for the cyber wars. so he has had to operate both as commander and something of law professor to go try to figure out if there is a way the united states can conduct these wars legally and also deal with what the blow-back is. you see it in the drone wars. we're in worst shape in pakistan with the pakistani people now than we
there is an obama doctrine. i tried in the book to sort of hash out what it is, and i think the doctrine is very much along the lines that dan hinted at, which is the country's tired of these big wars of occupation, of sending 100,000 troops into a country, staying around for four or five years at a cost of a trillion dollars or more. and yet, we still have these threats. and so the way he has operated has been to try to choose a high-tech area where the united states has advantage, but he's...
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we listened to their american voices. >> obama! obama! >> couric: they are passionate and they are vocal and for many candidates, this year, rediscovering that fountain of youthful voters will be critical to victory. what are you most worried about when it comes to issues? >> college accessibility and making college more affordable for everyone because i think that at this point in time, an education is not something that we aspire to. it's something that's needed in so many fields for so many different position right now. >> couric: these days, higher education doesn't guarantee a job. the class of 2010 faced the worst job market in more than 25 years. >> as a nursing student, i worked really hard for four years. i walked out and got a job, but that's not happening for most of these people, and that kind of applies across the board with most college students. >> i'm nervous. i'm a senior. i know that i'm about to graduate from college and i don't know if there's going to be a job out there gluft and just as the country is divide on the r
we listened to their american voices. >> obama! obama! >> couric: they are passionate and they are vocal and for many candidates, this year, rediscovering that fountain of youthful voters will be critical to victory. what are you most worried about when it comes to issues? >> college accessibility and making college more affordable for everyone because i think that at this point in time, an education is not something that we aspire to. it's something that's needed in so many...